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Devi, S. Gayathri
- Health and Nutritional Status of Postmenopausal Women Living in Rural Area of Tamil Nadu
Authors
1 Associate Professor, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Government Arts and Science College for Women, Barugur – 635104, Tamil Nadu, IN
2 Associate Professor, Department of Foods and Nutrition, Vellalar College for Women, Erode – 638012, Tamil Nadu, IN
Source
FoodSci: Indian Journal of Research in Food Science and Nutrition, Vol 8, No 1 (2021), Pagination: 7-13Abstract
The health of postmenopausal women especially living in rural areas is neglected. A cross sectional study was conducted among 45 to 70 years old postmenopausal women living in Barugur Taluk of Tamil Nadu, India, using a pretested, structured questionnaire with an objective of identifying the postmenopausal women with poor health and nutritional status. Majority of the selected women were 45 to 50 years old (40%) and illiterates (87.45%). More than 60 percent of them had ≥ 3 children. More than 90 percent were non vegetarians and 80.39 percent of them were taking tea. Nearly 25 percent of them were overweight or obese and only 35.29 percent had normal Hemoglobin. TBF (%) and VF (%) were above normal for 20.83 percent and 18.18 percent of the selected women respectively. The W/H ratio of 65.28 percent showed central obesity. The blood pressure and blood sugar level was high for 11.8 percent and 19.44 percent of the women respectively. The nutritional and health status of the selected postmenopausal women were poor. Special health camps can be conducted in rural areas to identify the women who are at risk of malnutrition and at risk of developing MS.
Keywords
Body Composition, Metabolic Disorders, Nutritional Status, Postmenopausal WomenFull Text
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- Assessment of Knowledge of College Students about COVID-19 and Related Nutritional Aspects Using Online Quiz
Authors
1 Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Government Arts and Science College for Women, Barugur–635104, Tamil Nadu, IN
Source
FoodSci: Indian Journal of Research in Food Science and Nutrition, Vol 9, No 1 (2022), Pagination: 26-34Abstract
COVID-19 has changed the lives of people throughout the world. Education of school and college students underwent a complete transformation from going to classrooms to sitting at home and attending online classes. Knowledge about any illness is essential to protect oneself from the disease. Hence this cross sectional study was conducted to evaluate the knowledge of college students about COVID-19 using Google form. The results showed that majority of participants were Chennai. More than half of the students were doing undergraduate programs. Nearly 75 percent were students studying an under graduate or a postgraduate degree in food, nutrition and related subjects. More than 95 percent of the students were very good in basic knowledge about COVID-19 except the symptoms, without any difference between any groups. PG students performed better than the UG students in questions about nutritional facts related to COVID-19 with a significant difference between UGF and UGO students. The knowledge of PG students especially PGF students was more about immunoprotective foods. UGF and UGO did not show any difference in this. Only less than 50 percent of the participants could identify all the healthy practices required to protect from COVID-19. It is recommended to conduct such surveys for rural students alone and based on the results awareness can be created to protect everyone from the pandemic.
Keywords
COVID-19, College Students, Food Sources, Nutritional Knowledge, Healthy PracticesFull Text
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